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"Dad, I've changed my clothes and packed my schoolbag."

Pei Nian's voice rang out, and Pei Wu and Shen Yu Nan withdrew their gazes from each other.

"Ahem." Pei Wu cleared her throat awkwardly, trying to clear her mind of the jumbled thoughts. "It'll be ready soon, Niannian, please wait for me a moment."

Shen Yu'nan then put the dried dishes back in their place.

Pei Nian was dressed neatly, and he was carrying the schoolbag issued by the kindergarten. Just now, he carefully folded the paper that Pei Wu had signed and put it into his schoolbag.

Pei Nian was slightly lost in thought when he first heard Pei Wu call him by his nickname, and his little face immediately turned red.

"good."

Before leaving, Pei Wu glanced at Shen Yu'nan's pale face and added, "Go lie down on the bed for a while. I'll be back soon."

This scene of an old married couple made Shen Yu Nan feel a little dazed; it was a picture he had once longed for.

Pei Wu took Pei Nian's hand and led him into the elevator.

Shen Yu'nan lives on the seventh floor. It's peak time for elevator use these days. The elevator stopped on the third floor while going down. The students from Pei Nian's kindergarten also came in on the third floor. The little girl was wearing the same kindergarten uniform as Pei Nian.

"Pei Nian!" the little girl called out in a clear voice to Pei Nian, who was standing beside Pei Wu. "Good morning, Pei Nian!" the little girl turned to the man holding her hand with a smile and said, "Daddy, this is Pei Nian, the new boy in our class. Look how pretty he is! He's as pretty as a delicate doll."

The little girl's father smiled politely, nodded to Pei Wu, and said, "Hello."

Shen Yu Nan and Pei Nian have been living here for half a month now. Shen Yu Nan is always the only man with the child, even when they moved. It's unusual for a man as good-looking as Shen Yu Nan to live alone with a child in an upscale neighborhood. He's never been seen working, so the neighbors are full of speculation. Their neighborhood is full of men who are kept by women, doing nothing but driving luxury cars and living a wealthy life.

Thinking this, the man glanced at the woman with an outstanding presence in front of him.

This was the first time the neighbors had seen the woman in their family.

The little girl's gaze fell on Pei Wu's face again. "So you look like your mother." Then she called out in a clear voice, "Hello, Auntie."

Pei Wu responded with a "hello" and then said to Pei Nian, "Why didn't you greet your classmates?"

Pei Nian then shyly said, "Hello, Uncle."

The elevator quickly reached the first floor. The kindergarten was just across the street from the community, a walk of no more than ten minutes. So the two families walked the same route, just one after the other.

The little girl, who had fallen a few steps behind, ran back to Pei Nian and asked, "Hey, will you participate in the parent-child activities this weekend?"

"Of course I'll participate! My parents will come with me."

"Really? That's great! I'll bring lots and lots of delicious food... If I share it all with you, will you become my best friend?"

"..." Pei Nian frowned slightly, as if she had really thought about it seriously, and then said affirmatively, "If there is a chocolate that I like to eat, I will consider becoming friends with you."

"Really? That's wonderful! I'll definitely bring lots and lots of chocolate."

Pei Wu noticed that the expression on her face softened.

Soon we arrived at the kindergarten gate. The teachers in charge of picking up the children at the kindergarten gate were from each class. Each class had four teachers: a homeroom teacher, two regular teachers, and a caregiver, who took turns taking the children into the classroom.

When Pei Nian arrived at the kindergarten gate, their homeroom teacher was there.

"Teacher Xu, my mom brought me to school today! She's already signed that paper, and she'll go with me and my dad to the kindergarten activities."

Pei Nian introduced Pei Wu to his homeroom teacher with a smile.

"Oh, that's wonderful." Teacher Xu reached out and patted Pei Nian's head before taking the schoolbag from his shoulder.

"Hello," Pei Wu greeted the teacher politely.

"Hello..." Pei Nian's homeroom teacher was a man in his twenties, a refined gentleman wearing glasses. Perhaps due to years of dealing with children, his voice was habitually gentle. Pei Wu possessed an outstanding temperament and stunning looks, the kind of beauty that was both breathtaking at first glance and extremely pleasing to the eye.

The young teacher was also amazed by Pei Wu's appearance. He awkwardly reached out and adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, saying, "Hello, Pei Nian's mother."

"Thank you for your help, teacher."

"You're too kind, Mom. This is what we should do. Say goodbye to Mom, Niannian, we're going into the park now."

When it came time to actually call Pei Wu "Mom," Pei Nian became shy again. She pursed her lips but didn't call her "Mom," only saying "Bye-bye."

"I'll pick you up tonight." Pei Wu reached out and ruffled Pei Nian's hair again.

"good!"

As Pei Nian was led into the kindergarten by the teacher, she kept turning back to look at Pei Wu, while Pei Wu waited until she could no longer see Pei Nian before preparing to leave.

Pei Wu didn't go straight home after leaving the kindergarten. Instead, she went to a nearby supermarket.

Although Pei Wu wasn't very emotionally intelligent, she was quite observant when dealing with Shen Yu Nan. She noticed Shen Yu Nan's unintentional little actions, such as how he would always unconsciously reach out and touch his lower abdomen. Moreover, she had a good memory and clearly remembered that the last time she was still bound to some system, Shen Yu Nan would make such little actions and his face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and he had no appetite. That was when he was on his period.

She clearly remembered the specks of blood that the other person had smeared on her skirt when she first entered the game.

Just like last time, Pei Wu went to the shelf where sanitary products were displayed. The shelf was filled with items such as brown sugar and heat packs. Having learned from her previous experience, Pei Wu directly took the gift box from the top shelf.

Without any system prompts or prior experience with Shao Sang, Pei Wu also learned to use her phone to search for information.

According to the information she obtained, she bought red dates, longan, goji berries, and other items at the supermarket before returning to Shen Yu Nan's residence.